The Department of Scientific Affairs, in cooperation with the Central Committee (CBRN) at the University of Basrah, organized a specialized workshop on (methods of control and disposal of damaged and unmarked chemicals) in the presence of representatives of a number of universities, factory owners and specialists in this regard, as well as sub-committees
The workshop aimed to find a clear way for how to dispose and control the damaged chemicals in the laboratories of the University of Basrah and the relevant government departments
The workshop included several axes, in which Dr. Muhammad Jassim Badr discussed the most important techniques for controlling and preventing the dangers of chemicals and ways to destroy them. Chief Engineer Abdullah Hamid Abdullah spoke about the removal and control of chemicals. Mr. Munir Fadel Abbas explained how to treat medical and biological waste, and the chemical Colonel Talib Hatim Mahmoud stressed the need to develop well-studied plans with specific time limits to destroy polluting materials
The head of the Central Committee (CBRN) at the University of Basrah, Dr. Hadi Salman Al-Lami, stated that this workshop comes in a special and disturbing circumstance, due to the presence of large quantities of chemicals that have lost their features due to the passage of time, so there was a need to diagnose these materials and know their quantities to determine the appropriate mechanism to destroy them in the vicinity of Basrah Governorate after obtaining the powers from the ministries
